The effect of lipids on the adherence of axillary aerobic coryneform bacteria

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 470-475

  Bojar, R A ^a   Tue, C J ^a   Holland, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization; Corynebacteria; Cutaneous; Skin; Underarm

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CARBON SOURCE; COLONISATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEFORM BACTERIAS; CUTANEOUS; HUMAN BEING; MICROFLORAE; SKIN SURFACES; SYNTHETIC MEDIA; UNDERARM;

LIPIDS;

CARBON 14; GLUCOSE; ISOTOPE; SKIN LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

BACTERIUM;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SKIN SURFACE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEFORM BACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2642531925     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01522.x     Document Type: Article

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